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Online Privacy and Protection
With election campaigns and candidate advertisements running rampant, it makes sense to go into some basic dos and don’ts when surfing the Internet. Once connected to the Internet, a majority of the sites are primarily…
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Distributed Denial of Service Attacks and Network Vulnerability
Distributed denial of service or (DDoS) attacks typically make news when they are large enough to bring down a website, and the affected website belongs to a well-known organization. In 2017, the total number of…
Blog Cybersecurity
Vulnerability Scan vs Penetration Test
I still talk with people in the security industry that confuse a vulnerability scan with a penetration test. These are very different yet complimentary tools. A vulnerability scan can be run against your external IP…
Blog Cybersecurity
Applying Total Quality Management Principles to Cyber Security and IT Management
IT executives and leaders are charged with building scalable, reliable, and secure environments. As more sensitive, regulated, and business-vital documents and transactions are digitized, even traditional businesses must embrace cybersecurity as a way of life. …
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Technology Will Not Save You From Hackers
I have discussions with clients all the time about technologies that we recommend that will help protect their companies from hackers. What most people do not understand is that technology itself will not protect a…
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For the Second Time, Thrive Appears on the Inc. 5000
Inc. magazine has revealed that Thrive is No. 3248th on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Thrive has jumped over 150 spots on the list since…
Blog Cybersecurity
The Low Hanging Fruit of Cyber Security Part 2 of 3: Advanced Email Security
This three-part series will highlight areas that are easy for Thrive to implement to help keep your business protected from outside threats. If you missed Part One: Patch, Patch, Patch, we covered the importance of…
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4 Office 365 Apps You Can Utilize Today
Microsoft continues to gain market share with their core product set. This is mostly due to companies making the pilgrimage from on-premises Exchange to Exchange Online. The combination of Microsoft Exchange and Office licensing migrating…
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Preemptive Measures to Protect Your Company’s Database Against Disaster
There’s an old adage in IT that goes something like this: “people only notice/value technology when it doesn’t work as expected.” This is never truer than with the databases that sit behind so many of…
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IT Buzzword: Cloud Integration
In today’s fast paced world, it’s social media, viral videos, celebrity news and the latest trends. Generally, these boil down to a single word or two which in and of itself, becomes Pop Culture. In…